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jonathan martin had a smart fa, barack obama is not george w. bush. the bush comparison state or implied broader forces at work than sagging approval rates. this is a pregnancy with a new inflection point beyond which credibility severed and agenda broken. that conclusion falls apart because it misses how power works in the obama era. did you concur with that snch i think that's interesting. i think the president going into the 2014 elections does have an opportunity with the budget out of the way that does sort of, excuse me, open up an opportunity for democrats and republicans to fight it out over what their priorities want to be. i think that's what we're going to see in january and february. we'll probably hear a lot more about immigration reform, too. that will be something that will come up. >> isn't there a sense, karen, that presidencies in a sense they go along a time line. there's a certain point the media is done with you, right? they are so focused on the next president you're fighting a narrative that is sort of set against you. any mista
jonathan martin had a smart fa, barack obama is not george w. bush. the bush comparison state or implied broader forces at work than sagging approval rates. this is a pregnancy with a new inflection point beyond which credibility severed and agenda broken. that conclusion falls apart because it misses how power works in the obama era. did you concur with that snch i think that's interesting. i think the president going into the 2014 elections does have an opportunity with the budget out of the...
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dear former president george w. bush, it's me, melissa. congratulations on the opening of your new library. now maybe you'll go inside one. you long held that history will be the judge of the decisions you made as president, but what the exhibit at your library, it looks like you are planning to give history in a nudge that you find favorable. you're still pushing deold intelligence to justify the decision making in iraq. i'm sorry, mr. president. tlerp no weapons of mass destruction. that's oops, my bad. the cost is $2 trillion and 4,500 american lives. but the one decision point is how your library represents the choices you made in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. according to your exhibit, the big issue is whether or not you should have invoked the insurrection act to control the looters. oh, yeah? as much as 80% of the city was flooded. nearly 1,000 residents died. in many their own homes drowned by storm surges that breached levies. more were trapped for days without working bathrooms, food, electricity and you were figuring out w
dear former president george w. bush, it's me, melissa. congratulations on the opening of your new library. now maybe you'll go inside one. you long held that history will be the judge of the decisions you made as president, but what the exhibit at your library, it looks like you are planning to give history in a nudge that you find favorable. you're still pushing deold intelligence to justify the decision making in iraq. i'm sorry, mr. president. tlerp no weapons of mass destruction. that's...
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how about fixing elections, more than a third of democrats think george w. bush's supporters rigged the ohio with voter fraud. 36% think obama supporters did the same thing last november. think back to 9/11. more than a third of the democrats are part of the truther crowd, that president bush knew about the attacks before they happened. as do nearly 60% of african-americans. the difference in the party is the knowledge base. republicans who know more about the news are actually more likely to believe in the conspiracy theories fuelled by the right-wing networks like fox. we have the man who conducted the poll and a syndicated radio host and so michael, you brought this to our attention. i want get you as a generalist like this, what do you think this told you, what surprised you about this poll? >> well, it reinforced what i have suspected all along which is that the business model at the far right is predicated on fear. that they scare the crap out of people, there's never any accountability. for some reason, chris, people don't remember six months later th
how about fixing elections, more than a third of democrats think george w. bush's supporters rigged the ohio with voter fraud. 36% think obama supporters did the same thing last november. think back to 9/11. more than a third of the democrats are part of the truther crowd, that president bush knew about the attacks before they happened. as do nearly 60% of african-americans. the difference in the party is the knowledge base. republicans who know more about the news are actually more likely to...
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ohio delivered the presidency for george w. bush. how we remember. this might be why reince priebus, reelected as the rnc chair, is so optimistic about the electoral future for the republicans. >> no state is that reliably a blue state. but it's up to all of us to decide if we're willing to fight for these states. it takes work. it's not going to happen overnight. but from what i've seen in wisconsin, we can make it happen. in two years, we all want to hear the words and the headlines republicans everywhere. >> well, this is the electoral map from the 2012 election. president obama won by four points in a large margin in the electoral college. this is what happens under the republicans' everywhere strategy. president obama still wins by four points, but loses the presidency in an electoral landslide. as long as this plan is out there, republicans will continue to downplay it. >> i would not be for it. i don't think there is any sort of national movement. and you have sort of convinced me that in virginia, there may not even be any state movement. it
ohio delivered the presidency for george w. bush. how we remember. this might be why reince priebus, reelected as the rnc chair, is so optimistic about the electoral future for the republicans. >> no state is that reliably a blue state. but it's up to all of us to decide if we're willing to fight for these states. it takes work. it's not going to happen overnight. but from what i've seen in wisconsin, we can make it happen. in two years, we all want to hear the words and the headlines...
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and then the image of george w. bush sered in our collective memory as he viewed the wreckage aboard air force one miles and miles above the devastation. oh, it was a heck of a time. it is not a valid comparison. the gop is working overtime to take away health insurance. now available to the tens of millions of americans who used to rely on emergency rooms and it is the republican governor of the state of louisiana that is denying some of the very same people and hundreds of thousands of more in new orleans and the rest of the state access to health care that could literally change their lives. several other governors have followed the governor rejecting the expanding medicaid just for their own political interests. i'm joined by colleague and the host of the melissa harris perry show and howard dean. thanks to you both. >> absolutely. >> okay. so, melissa, i don't have to say much. katrina? >> yeah. yes. so, i mean, as you know, folks watch the show know, i live in new orleans. we are still -- there is one katrina.
and then the image of george w. bush sered in our collective memory as he viewed the wreckage aboard air force one miles and miles above the devastation. oh, it was a heck of a time. it is not a valid comparison. the gop is working overtime to take away health insurance. now available to the tens of millions of americans who used to rely on emergency rooms and it is the republican governor of the state of louisiana that is denying some of the very same people and hundreds of thousands of more...
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the date on which the george w. bush library will be open to the public next month will be the ten year anniversary to the day of bush declaring mission accomplished in iraq weeks into the start of that eight yearlong war. on the ten year anniversary of that, his presidential library opens. on the ten year anniversary of the saddam statue being pulled down, house republicans celebrated by inviting former vice president dick cheney to a closed door meeting, for him to share with them dick cheney wisdom on foreign policy. former vice president reportedly told republicans at the meeting we are in, quote, deep doodoo when it comes to north korea. how does dick cheney know about this situation? he bases that assessment on his own experience dealing with former iraqi dictator, saddam hussein. his record of dealing with saddam hussein was things like him telling us he had a nuclear weapons program he didn't have, while at the same time ignoring the actual nuclear weapons program that north korea really did have. north kore
the date on which the george w. bush library will be open to the public next month will be the ten year anniversary to the day of bush declaring mission accomplished in iraq weeks into the start of that eight yearlong war. on the ten year anniversary of that, his presidential library opens. on the ten year anniversary of the saddam statue being pulled down, house republicans celebrated by inviting former vice president dick cheney to a closed door meeting, for him to share with them dick cheney...
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bush's name there, and so you have a statue of george w. bush and his father, which i think is particularly touching, and an historic sort of connection that i think is great. this library does not ignore the controversial aspects of this administration. it deals with katrina. it deals with the run up to the war, the decisions to go there, and it deals to some extent with the financial crisis, but these are all dealt with not so much as debates but as opportunities for the library to justify what the bush administration did. fundamentalitily this is a library that's a justification of the george bush administration. >> and it's almost as though, michael, and i'm just judging from the little bit that i've seen on television and the interviews that he's been doing over the last couple of days that he's letting the museum speak for hi. this is a president who unlike other living presidents has decided he's going to stay out of the limelight. he's not going to talk policy. he is not going to start a huge foundation and start running around the
bush's name there, and so you have a statue of george w. bush and his father, which i think is particularly touching, and an historic sort of connection that i think is great. this library does not ignore the controversial aspects of this administration. it deals with katrina. it deals with the run up to the war, the decisions to go there, and it deals to some extent with the financial crisis, but these are all dealt with not so much as debates but as opportunities for the library to justify...
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this was published in 2011, through george w. bush. and you see that white applicants, 12%, petitions granted. black, 2 to 4%. so you have a criminal justice system that creates deep and abiding racial disparities. and the check on that system is itself reinscribes the same racial injustices. >> right. and clarence aaron is a guy who had, as we said, so many people in his corner, and still, he could not get a commutation. really, until the pardon's office was exposed, until this wrongdoing was exposed, until an ig report was written. until congressional -- members of congress asked the white house to get involved. >> people at home, i mean, clarence aaron is a very, is a unique case in many ways, but there are thousands of people who are people doing a lot of time for carrying a boyfriend's luggage with drugs, or introducing someone else to someone else who sold drugs and got nailed on a conspiracy charge. there are a lot of people in prison, doing time on career criminals snitching on them when they didn't snitch, because they were to
this was published in 2011, through george w. bush. and you see that white applicants, 12%, petitions granted. black, 2 to 4%. so you have a criminal justice system that creates deep and abiding racial disparities. and the check on that system is itself reinscribes the same racial injustices. >> right. and clarence aaron is a guy who had, as we said, so many people in his corner, and still, he could not get a commutation. really, until the pardon's office was exposed, until this...
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the counter argument is not just too long ago harry reid senate minority leader and george w. bush began the second term as president and the minority rights you have in the u.s. senate, that requires more than 60 votes to usually get things done, was very instrumental in making sure that the second term of george w. bush wasn't a runaway freight train. now, what is true and i think progressives are coming from is that president obama's first two years in office, there was an unprecedented number of filibuster. it wasn't being used on big matters but on everything. but with the agreement was able to do last night was on some lower court judges as well as lower court cabinet positions, they're easier to pass as well as to be able to pass some procedural moves. very incremental change, thomas. the white house happy with it. progressives not so much. >> all right. so people that know the movie "mr. smith goes to washington" this is not like that. >> exactly. that was what liberals and progressives wanted the most. if you wanted to actually filibuster, you had to do it on the floo
the counter argument is not just too long ago harry reid senate minority leader and george w. bush began the second term as president and the minority rights you have in the u.s. senate, that requires more than 60 votes to usually get things done, was very instrumental in making sure that the second term of george w. bush wasn't a runaway freight train. now, what is true and i think progressives are coming from is that president obama's first two years in office, there was an unprecedented...
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w. this gives you a very clear idea up until now of what ryan has been cutting. first, people tend to think that ryan's budget is about medicare. but that is not where he gets savings, at least in the first ten years. it is only about half of gdp, or 10% of his cuts. then, he doesn't touch medicare at all. then there is this category of health care, which is mostly health care for poor people, medicaid, obama care, things like that. and now you begin to get into bigger numbers, ryan gets 1.5% of gdp, or more than three times of what he saves in medicare, but cutting mostly health care on poor people, about 10% of total savings. then there is everything else, food, education, infrastructure, everything else the federal government does. ryan doesn't really say exactly which programs he is really cutting here. but it is where he is cutting. he gets four and a half times this budget as he does from medicare. it is about half the total cuts and it is a huge cut. we don't know the programs tha
w. this gives you a very clear idea up until now of what ryan has been cutting. first, people tend to think that ryan's budget is about medicare. but that is not where he gets savings, at least in the first ten years. it is only about half of gdp, or 10% of his cuts. then, he doesn't touch medicare at all. then there is this category of health care, which is mostly health care for poor people, medicaid, obama care, things like that. and now you begin to get into bigger numbers, ryan gets 1.5%...
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something that happened under george w. bush's administration. he sprung into action with the american recovery in reinvestment act. so what's changed from when he was first elected, rev, to the second term? i would argue that very clearly it is that the gop took control of the house. and they made it their mission to as senator mitch mcconnell said to make him a one-term president. misch mcconnell was on board with that and to that end has filibustered most of his nominees. and to alex's point, thank goodness for the reform change. we can expect there will be people in high places that are critical to ensure that his agenda is actually implemented. we'll have to see those changes happen. it's definitely premature. i think there's a lot that can be done. he's tried to enact several things relative to comprehensive immigration reform, the american jobs act, all of those things that he's tried that they have single handedly blocked and the american people have been kind of bamboozled because the republicans have been successful in the narrative tha
something that happened under george w. bush's administration. he sprung into action with the american recovery in reinvestment act. so what's changed from when he was first elected, rev, to the second term? i would argue that very clearly it is that the gop took control of the house. and they made it their mission to as senator mitch mcconnell said to make him a one-term president. misch mcconnell was on board with that and to that end has filibustered most of his nominees. and to alex's...
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i mean, george h.w. bush had a son called george w. bush and his academic per pormance was mediocre and he had every single opportunity and support imaginable. do you realize how difficult it is for any parent to be able to guarantee a child's academic performance? >> we're talking bare minimums. like i said, i don't want these kids to be rocket scientists. passing up to the next grade is not too high a standard to say, listen, if your kid shows up to school at 11:00 in his pajamas, that kid is not prepared to go to school. families have to take a responsibility for having the kids prepared to go to school. >> senator, i understand your position on parents and you already penalize parents in the way you do. what i'm asking you again is is it will fair to place the burden of this on a 5-year-old child who 15 minutes before attending school may have been violently assaulted by someone who lives in the home in which they live? how can it possibly be their responsibility to guarantee that they can achieve certain standards academically whe
i mean, george h.w. bush had a son called george w. bush and his academic per pormance was mediocre and he had every single opportunity and support imaginable. do you realize how difficult it is for any parent to be able to guarantee a child's academic performance? >> we're talking bare minimums. like i said, i don't want these kids to be rocket scientists. passing up to the next grade is not too high a standard to say, listen, if your kid shows up to school at 11:00 in his pajamas, that...
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bush and took out all the grudges of george w. bush, then he was a mavericky liberal. went back to the right, now you have a guy here his term is going to be up in 2016. he will be 80 years old. this is an issue he really cares about and i think he really looks at it, i'm going to leave the senate in 2016, what is my legacy beyond being a sore loser and holding grudges, well, here is something worth fighting for. >> krystal ball, steve kornacki -- the teleprompter didn't get that right. >> no worries. >> thank you all for helping me tonight. >>> coming up, president obama and hillary clinton do 60 minutes together, what is that all about. >> and we're two days from knowing who governor duval patrick will appoint as the next senator of massachusetts. it is really very simple. he will appoint barney frank or make a big mistake. >>> and it is all over for sarah palin, nobody is sorry to see her go. sarah palin, the presidential candidate who never was is in tonight's rewrite for possibly the final time. ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eye
bush and took out all the grudges of george w. bush, then he was a mavericky liberal. went back to the right, now you have a guy here his term is going to be up in 2016. he will be 80 years old. this is an issue he really cares about and i think he really looks at it, i'm going to leave the senate in 2016, what is my legacy beyond being a sore loser and holding grudges, well, here is something worth fighting for. >> krystal ball, steve kornacki -- the teleprompter didn't get that right....
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this week saw the return of a false narrative comparing the obama presidency to that of george w. bush. but as columnist wrote, the bush comparisons state or imply broader forces at work than mere sagging approval ratings. they suggest a presidency that's hit a new inflection point beyond which its credibility is severed and its agenda broken and that conclusion falls apart because it completely misses how power works in the obama era. so let's take a look at the facts. it's a fact that president obama had only four months of a filibuster-proof senate and from day one has faced unprecedented republican obstruction. president bush, he enjoyed republican majorities in congress for the majority of his two terms. now, it's also a fact that while bush was chief executive, democrats supported a numb bore items on the legislative agenda including no child left behind, pepfar, medicare part d and. t the t.a.r.p. it is also a fact that still today long after leaving office, 50% of americans still blame him for the economy's problems. now, it is a fact that despite inheriting the bush reces
this week saw the return of a false narrative comparing the obama presidency to that of george w. bush. but as columnist wrote, the bush comparisons state or imply broader forces at work than mere sagging approval ratings. they suggest a presidency that's hit a new inflection point beyond which its credibility is severed and its agenda broken and that conclusion falls apart because it completely misses how power works in the obama era. so let's take a look at the facts. it's a fact that...
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plus, president obama and former president george w. bush have at least one thing in common according to a new poll. we'll tell you about that. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics even on a saturday afternoon. hmm, we need a new game. ♪ that'll save the day. ♪ so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. the only one with trap + lock technology. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less. with the small but powerful picker upper, bounty select-a-size. olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? or double miles on every purchase, every
plus, president obama and former president george w. bush have at least one thing in common according to a new poll. we'll tell you about that. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics even on a saturday afternoon. hmm, we need a new game. ♪ that'll save the day. ♪ so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. the only one with trap + lock technology. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use...
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george w. bush often talked about the filter. they're getting better at this. i don't think the question of whether he took the press pool with him when he went to play golf is tiger woods is particularly an issue. i'd love to see him out there taking more questions from the press, but that's the perennial win ge of the press corps. >> dana references george bush and in 2005 in "the new york times" this is what it says. under the bush administration the federal government has aggressively used a well-established tool of public relations, the prepackaged, ready to serve news report. i mean, that's what they're accusing this president of. >> well, yeah. we did have under president george w. bush, they used "the new york times" and "washington post" to sell a war that was unnecessary. there was wiretapping of the american people. we had prepackaged news releases that would come fait accompli to news organizations expecting them to go on air. >> which they did. >> giving contracts to columnists. he did give nifty nicknames to members of the press corps. >> whether
george w. bush often talked about the filter. they're getting better at this. i don't think the question of whether he took the press pool with him when he went to play golf is tiger woods is particularly an issue. i'd love to see him out there taking more questions from the press, but that's the perennial win ge of the press corps. >> dana references george bush and in 2005 in "the new york times" this is what it says. under the bush administration the federal government has...
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george w. bush did not. the next year will decide which side president obama ends up on. but the stench of tanking party brand approval set the stage for republican party chairman to call for an internal attitude audit for the party that produced an election autopsy and a prescription for rebranding. so how did the party's performance this year measure up to the reports prescriptions? the report warped republicans to reach out to minorities, push for immigration reform, be inclusive on social issue, help lower income folks and improve its messaging. but the gop was cast as out of touch. several state legislatures announced new restrictions on an bopg. and house republicans split food stamps which benefit the poor from agricultural sub city sgis. and then there was the government shutdown which turned in to an unmitigated political disaster for the gop, producing ma massive pessimism. is can republicans net their six seats and win control of the senate? does the president recover? 35 seats in the senate side are up, if republicans somehow win in montana, south dakota and w
george w. bush did not. the next year will decide which side president obama ends up on. but the stench of tanking party brand approval set the stage for republican party chairman to call for an internal attitude audit for the party that produced an election autopsy and a prescription for rebranding. so how did the party's performance this year measure up to the reports prescriptions? the report warped republicans to reach out to minorities, push for immigration reform, be inclusive on social...
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president bush, that is the wrong picture, we should note here obviously. president george w. bush at 171, we do not have numbers on h.w.bush. what amy noted, the way that the president handled these particular appointments was a bit unprecedented. is it reasonable to suspect that this is not going to be the end of this the white house will not say, you have us, we will change our ways? >> sure, we need to balance what she was saying by suggesting that maybe the senate has been overreaching a little bit. if you go back and read the explanation, the federalist papers, it is the president who is supposed on object the controlling factor who is appointed in his administration. they are not to block the appointments through ideological reasons. >> this federal appeals court says that the senate has the privilege to advise and consent. i used to work for the senate majority leader i remember when the shoe was on the other foot. and senate democrats were blocking it, the federal appeals court said that the white house cannot look at the senate floor and say, we do not see business g
president bush, that is the wrong picture, we should note here obviously. president george w. bush at 171, we do not have numbers on h.w.bush. what amy noted, the way that the president handled these particular appointments was a bit unprecedented. is it reasonable to suspect that this is not going to be the end of this the white house will not say, you have us, we will change our ways? >> sure, we need to balance what she was saying by suggesting that maybe the senate has been...
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george w. bush said that. >> he understood statesmanship. what was happening yesterday was an american moment. not a democratic or a republican moment. it was a very important moment in the history of this country to mark it. we know a lot of people who had been there in 1963 will never be there again. what a historic moment to see the people together celebrating progress and looking to the future, and to say, essentially by not showing up, it is not that important, as a moment in american history. >> well, i think they will have a harder time making the sale. karen finney and jonathan capehart, thank you for joining us. >>> coming up, what the fbi thought of the march on washington 50 years ago. and the phrase they used to describe martin luther king jr. after hearing his speech. >>> and the man who may be the next mayor of new york city joins me just ahead. [ tires screech ] [ beeping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine ce
george w. bush said that. >> he understood statesmanship. what was happening yesterday was an american moment. not a democratic or a republican moment. it was a very important moment in the history of this country to mark it. we know a lot of people who had been there in 1963 will never be there again. what a historic moment to see the people together celebrating progress and looking to the future, and to say, essentially by not showing up, it is not that important, as a moment in...
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they went for george w. bush in 2000 after the mccain ensure against insurgency straight talk express. they went for romney after they tried to everybody else.insurge express. they went for romney after they tried to everybody else.straigh. they went for romney after they tried to everybody else. but there is always a first time. generals get caught fighting the last war. i think things are just changing a little bit. ted cruz' approval rates, i think he does pay attention to his approval numbers. 74-8 among tea party members and even among other republicans, considerably more favorable than unfavorable. and the tea party people vote in primaries and they're active and they go out and knock on doors. and they're the wing of the party that practically everybody and the republican media are playing to right now. >> i want you to sit tight for me just a second here. michael, you mentioned ted cruz. i want to bring in the person who was ted cruz's predecessor, senator kay bailey hutchison joining me live. senato
they went for george w. bush in 2000 after the mccain ensure against insurgency straight talk express. they went for romney after they tried to everybody else.insurge express. they went for romney after they tried to everybody else.straigh. they went for romney after they tried to everybody else. but there is always a first time. generals get caught fighting the last war. i think things are just changing a little bit. ted cruz' approval rates, i think he does pay attention to his approval...
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funding for roads and bridges has hit rock-bottom since george w. bush took office. public construction spending is lower than it's been for more than 20 years, which means construction workers are hurting as well. here's another issue. and this is a big issue. the company in charge of fixing one of new york city's biggest bridges is going to use chinese steel. today, today the head of the international steelworkers' union asked the mta to rethink the decision and use american-made steel instead of that chinese crap. now, you folks in new york, you're going to elect a new mayor. i would like to see the candidates running for mayor in new york to step out and say, you know, i think we ought to have americans and american steels fix the verrazano bridge in this city. it would be a pretty good issue. i think most new yorkers would probably want the american stuff, because of what happened in california. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, are republicans' efforts to block infrastructure dangerous for americans? i think so. i'll t
funding for roads and bridges has hit rock-bottom since george w. bush took office. public construction spending is lower than it's been for more than 20 years, which means construction workers are hurting as well. here's another issue. and this is a big issue. the company in charge of fixing one of new york city's biggest bridges is going to use chinese steel. today, today the head of the international steelworkers' union asked the mta to rethink the decision and use american-made steel...
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w. hey, beltway, wake up. now it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great evening. >>> the national rifle association is singing to new lows in the polls. and new lows in their tactics against president obama. they are now using the president's daughters. >> well, president obama trumped congress. >> the president is planning to take matters into his own hands when it comes to gun control. >> i'm confident there are some steps we can take. >> 19 possible actions he can take. >> i'm against having a king. >> president says if congress doesn't do what i want. >> somebody who wants to bypass the constitution, that is somebody who wants to act like a king. >> the power to make laws starts in the house and senate. >> congress didn't get anything done. >> there is myth around gun control in this country. >> has it become the guns over people party? >> you have the extremists on talk radio? >> i am totally confused. >> you have extremist politicians. >> all of this come
w. hey, beltway, wake up. now it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great evening. >>> the national rifle association is singing to new lows in the polls. and new lows in their tactics against president obama. they are now using the president's daughters. >> well, president obama trumped congress. >> the president is planning to take matters into his own hands when it comes to gun control. >> i'm confident there are some steps we can...
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because it's the bush model, the george w. bush model that christie wants to emulate on the surface, the setup is almost the same. this is a low moment t. destructive impact of the shutdown and the party's general reliance on tea party rhetoric and tactics as of late helped opinion shapers. blair bare in the blue state, the state that last elected a republican to the senate more than 40 years ago, there in that very blue state is a republican governor who racked up more than 60% of the vote, nearly a third of the black vote who outpolled his female democratic opponent by 12 moints points among women. christie can say the same thing bush did 15 years ago. our party is in a bad place, but i know how to win. the republican party is also much different now than it was yooen 15 years ago. it's a twins of how his presidency ended, the rise of barak obama and the agenda the right regard is an affront to freedom. to explain how this could happen, how americans could go to the polls and willfully elect a left of center government, the
because it's the bush model, the george w. bush model that christie wants to emulate on the surface, the setup is almost the same. this is a low moment t. destructive impact of the shutdown and the party's general reliance on tea party rhetoric and tactics as of late helped opinion shapers. blair bare in the blue state, the state that last elected a republican to the senate more than 40 years ago, there in that very blue state is a republican governor who racked up more than 60% of the vote,...
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more than a third of democrats think george w. bush's supporters probably rigged the election in ohio back in 2004 through voter fraud, including a majority of african-americans. about the same number of republicans, 36%, think obama's supporters did the same thing to win last november, although there was no evidence of any cheating or anything, even a machine foul up. think back to 9/11. more than a third of democrats are part of the truther crowd, people who believe president bush knew about the attacks before they happened, as do nearly 60% of african-americans. the difference in the parties is the knowledge base. republicans who know more about the news are actually more likely to believe conspiracy theories fueled by right wing media like fox. dan cassino is a political science professor at fairleigh dickinson university. and radio broadcaster michael smerconish. michael, you brought this to our attention. i want to get you as a generalist like me, what do you think this told you that surprised you, this poll? >> well, it rei
more than a third of democrats think george w. bush's supporters probably rigged the election in ohio back in 2004 through voter fraud, including a majority of african-americans. about the same number of republicans, 36%, think obama's supporters did the same thing to win last november, although there was no evidence of any cheating or anything, even a machine foul up. think back to 9/11. more than a third of democrats are part of the truther crowd, people who believe president bush knew about...
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. >>> we might see some from former president george w. bush soon because he just joined instagram. he posted this one. no offense to vegans says senator claire mccaskill posting this before and after tweet last night of a pig roast. for offense to vegan viewers. she tweeted an apology. so sorry i offended so many vegans in missouri we raise pigs and cattle and chickens to eat them. >>> new jersey senate candidate cory booker is referred to "batman" as his moves for the city. ben affleck will host an event for the senate hopeful. >>> earlier today putin fed dolphins, he even shook hands with a wallrus. ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ folks have suffered from frequent heartburn. but getting heartburn and then treating day after day is a thing of the past. block the acid with prilosec otc, and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. and you know what i walked out with? [ slurps ] [ dad ] a new
. >>> we might see some from former president george w. bush soon because he just joined instagram. he posted this one. no offense to vegans says senator claire mccaskill posting this before and after tweet last night of a pig roast. for offense to vegan viewers. she tweeted an apology. so sorry i offended so many vegans in missouri we raise pigs and cattle and chickens to eat them. >>> new jersey senate candidate cory booker is referred to "batman" as his moves for...
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what would george w. bush do? that's your standard? we had never allow a power to the presidency that we wouldn't feel comfortable giving to george w. bush? i think we can raise the bar a bit from that. let's keep in mind that the president does have the unilateral power to drop nuclear bombs and destroy the entire planet. do you feel the same about george w. bush having the nuclear codes as you do about president obama. call me a hypocrite, but i sure don't. all right. that does it for the cycle. martin bashir, it is all yours. >> thank you, krystal, and good afternoon. it's friday, february 8th. there's a blizzard slamming the northeast, a top spy getting hit hard, and karl rove singing for his supper. a busy friday indeed. ♪ >> people around here are bracing themselves. snow already starting to fall. >> this is a powerful storm. >> the largest blizzard in decades is poised to swallow the northeast. >> tough questions for cia director nominee john brennan. >> tough questions about drones. >> any american who joins al qaeda will kno
what would george w. bush do? that's your standard? we had never allow a power to the presidency that we wouldn't feel comfortable giving to george w. bush? i think we can raise the bar a bit from that. let's keep in mind that the president does have the unilateral power to drop nuclear bombs and destroy the entire planet. do you feel the same about george w. bush having the nuclear codes as you do about president obama. call me a hypocrite, but i sure don't. all right. that does it for the...
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then george w. bush. they say people weren't nice to george bush so we're going to be extra mean to barack obama. and they're constantly framing their policies. now, in the irs case, there has been a really pernicious use of the irs. would be to go after political enemies. but the only person who's done that, you've seen democratic leaning groups or liberal leaning groups complaining they were audited during the bush administration including the naacp. that is closer to the nixonian model than the irs. >> we saw congressional hearings, now we find out the irs was also looking for successors to acorn. even using those cute little acorns there looking for progressive groups. anyone that looks political. what happened to all of this noise we were hearing on the hill? >> remember it was elijah cummings that pointed out some time ago if it's being nixonian it's issa. issa was limiting the amount of information coming out to paint a specific picture that he wanted painted. remember there was that back and forth
then george w. bush. they say people weren't nice to george bush so we're going to be extra mean to barack obama. and they're constantly framing their policies. now, in the irs case, there has been a really pernicious use of the irs. would be to go after political enemies. but the only person who's done that, you've seen democratic leaning groups or liberal leaning groups complaining they were audited during the bush administration including the naacp. that is closer to the nixonian model than...
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george w. bush takes the oath in 2001, his priorities were tax cut and education reform. that was dominating the agenda and the summer of the shark, all the shark attacks in the summer of '01. >> gary condit. >> and gary condit. the world changes and bush's presidency certainly changed on 9/11. >> his biggest speech before that was on stem cell research. >> yep. >> that was his first -- >> biggest month, that's right. august. >> stick around. we'll talk about the obama legacy. he's a two-term president. that's already a big deal, puts you in a pantheon of presidential history. let's go out to the national mall. hundreds of thousands of people will be gathering tomorrow for the swearing in. luke russert is there now. luke -- well, there we go. >> reporter: are we back here? >> there he is. luke russert. i hear you now. >> reporter: how you doing, sir? >> all right. >> reporter: how are things? >> have you seen a ton of tourists out here? >> there's ton of tourists, but thankfully the weather is not that bad. it's nice and sunny here. i'm going to show you what we've got. t
george w. bush takes the oath in 2001, his priorities were tax cut and education reform. that was dominating the agenda and the summer of the shark, all the shark attacks in the summer of '01. >> gary condit. >> and gary condit. the world changes and bush's presidency certainly changed on 9/11. >> his biggest speech before that was on stem cell research. >> yep. >> that was his first -- >> biggest month, that's right. august. >> stick around. we'll talk...
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the 2006 class of democrats were elected to throw sand in george w. bush's face on social security privatization and other things. >> is that a fair comparison? >> the reason i don't think it is, this is a minority. i think matt would agree with this. what we're talking about is a minority, about a third of the republican kau scaucus. not a third of the congress. these obstructionists represent, i think, 18% of the population. yet not only are they determining national politics, by the way, against what i think are the true desires of republican leadership, they're also with the debt ceiling threatening global economics. there's no comparison between what was going on in 2006. to me that's the difference between a policy dispute and truly undemocratic processes. >> the brain trust. msnb contributor jared bernstein who's going to come back next week for a conversation that i'm promising to you on gerrymandering. phillip rucker, matt welch from "reason" magazine. thanks to all of you. can we get that live picture up one more time? for some reason it mak
the 2006 class of democrats were elected to throw sand in george w. bush's face on social security privatization and other things. >> is that a fair comparison? >> the reason i don't think it is, this is a minority. i think matt would agree with this. what we're talking about is a minority, about a third of the republican kau scaucus. not a third of the congress. these obstructionists represent, i think, 18% of the population. yet not only are they determining national politics, by...
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when president george w. bush, whose father nominated this judge to the federal court by the way, who made the ruling against health care, george bush left office, junior. the private sector was shedding jobs month after month. after president obama, we now have had 41 straight months of private sector job growth. and all that progress happened despite gop obstruction and derangement. is that right? >> yeah, that certainly is true. and by the way, if you drew a line in that graph where the recovery act took place, you'd actually see that it was an inflection point that some of those numbers started to turn right around that point. in other words, not only has the economy improved as the recession recedes in the rear view mirror, but back when the president took office, he was able to get some compromise out of members of congress. he had more democrats to work with back then as well. and to apply policies that actually helped. now, just this past week, the president went to republicans and said i've got a dea
when president george w. bush, whose father nominated this judge to the federal court by the way, who made the ruling against health care, george bush left office, junior. the private sector was shedding jobs month after month. after president obama, we now have had 41 straight months of private sector job growth. and all that progress happened despite gop obstruction and derangement. is that right? >> yeah, that certainly is true. and by the way, if you drew a line in that graph where...
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they elected george herbert walker bush on this. they elected george w. bush on this and no one made even remotely a serious attempt to make it happen. part of what you see here is a kind of bitter endism. you see these people who are so frustrated, their icons failed them, so there is this immense fru frustration which leads to an irrational level of debate. >> irrational, indeed it is. it is important to underscore the economics here. something we unfortunately don't have as much time to discuss. but women who are denied abortions are three times more likely to end up below the federal poverty line. you sort of talk about what this means. women's reproductive choices are directly tied to the health of the american economy. to say this is just a social issue i think glosses over the very dynamic and multi-faceted nature of it. >> i completely agree. these are the same people who want to cut the very programs that would help those same women who, if you don't have an abortion and you are more likely to then live in poverty or lower middle class, they also
they elected george herbert walker bush on this. they elected george w. bush on this and no one made even remotely a serious attempt to make it happen. part of what you see here is a kind of bitter endism. you see these people who are so frustrated, their icons failed them, so there is this immense fru frustration which leads to an irrational level of debate. >> irrational, indeed it is. it is important to underscore the economics here. something we unfortunately don't have as much time...
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w. it's harder to use an assault weapon and hit something than it is a shotgun. you want to keep people away in an earthquake, buy some shotgun shells. >> this seems to be part of the strategy. sort of common sense. also things like we've heard supporters say you don't need an assault rifle to shoot a duck. you need 30 shots from a magazine to kill a deer you probably shouldn't be out there hunting. what's the messaging and how important is the messaging? >> the messaging is important and we certainly see vice president biden out there. and the president, too. the white house says the president will be making speeches doing some trips that relate to this measure but the same intensity argument for voters, that exists for the white house as well. what priority will the white house put gun control in the list of things they want to do. the president talked a lot about climate change in his inaugural address. will he try to put a lot of his political capital -- this time he promised immigra
w. it's harder to use an assault weapon and hit something than it is a shotgun. you want to keep people away in an earthquake, buy some shotgun shells. >> this seems to be part of the strategy. sort of common sense. also things like we've heard supporters say you don't need an assault rifle to shoot a duck. you need 30 shots from a magazine to kill a deer you probably shouldn't be out there hunting. what's the messaging and how important is the messaging? >> the messaging is...
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no to the iraq war was a message that democrats carried against george w. bush. a president they disliked. we are saying no to this president, to this kind of government expansion. and if that sounds partisan, professor, they would say they're also saying no to their own incumbents. >> right. so, i mean, there's -- let's make a distinction here, right? so you can say no to some policies. but to have -- to say no to the processes of government, i think, is a little bit deeper. and i think that's really where the tea party has sort of dug themselves in. and my -- to karen's point, the tea party has been all about violating reagan's so-called 11th kmamt rig commandment righ from the beginning. they're all about primarying and making sure they establish themselves to the right, people they refer to as rhinos or republicans in name only. so they're very much aware of that 11th commandment. >> it's not really fair to rhinos. that's an animal a lot of people love. >> republicans in name-only, meaning they're not authentic republicans. >> nobody ever thinks -- >> trying
no to the iraq war was a message that democrats carried against george w. bush. a president they disliked. we are saying no to this president, to this kind of government expansion. and if that sounds partisan, professor, they would say they're also saying no to their own incumbents. >> right. so, i mean, there's -- let's make a distinction here, right? so you can say no to some policies. but to have -- to say no to the processes of government, i think, is a little bit deeper. and i think...
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your posture there is that if george bush, george w. bush had not gone with the axis of evil and ignored opens after 9/11, we had a path to some sort of dialogue during a brief window with iran. they might not have made the progress they now made. >> absolutely. i think as the negotiations go on, we must be honest. to be honest, we must admit both united states and my country israel totally failed in stopping the iranian nuclear project. my claim is the best time to deal with it was under president bush. the best way to deal with it was a very harsh assertive diplomacy approach. i hope it's not too late but it's the very last moment. therefore after a decade of failure, we must be honest about it and not go to wishful thinking and make believe solutions. >> you think the current negotiating posture, six-month deal that will leave them with centrifuges and breakout capacity and with the implicit right to enrich uranium. lets talk about israel's posture. the prime minister so aggressive and israel's lobbying on the hill has been so aggres
your posture there is that if george bush, george w. bush had not gone with the axis of evil and ignored opens after 9/11, we had a path to some sort of dialogue during a brief window with iran. they might not have made the progress they now made. >> absolutely. i think as the negotiations go on, we must be honest. to be honest, we must admit both united states and my country israel totally failed in stopping the iranian nuclear project. my claim is the best time to deal with it was under...
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i've seen on twitter and elsewhere some progressives saying he was a fan of george w. bush. and he was. he's not a partisan hack. he is one of the most aggressive judges against the detention programs at judge guan tan mow. one of the most respected judges in the country for constraints on the nsa. you couldn't have asked for a better judge. >> let me jump in on that. >> sure. >> and say i think there is no doubt this judge has a record of standing up to administrations of both parties and appointed by bush but on the guan tan mow case, particularly in 2008, took on that administration. rejected claims on security from both administrations. your thoughts, though, on the rejection of the precedent from the '70s. >> what he said was crucial. he said in 1979, the supreme court approved a very limited form of collecting one person's phone records for a limited investigation. and that has absolutely nothing to do, essentially, with what the government is doing now. which is collecting all people's phone records and then storing them for five years and engaging in very sophisticat
i've seen on twitter and elsewhere some progressives saying he was a fan of george w. bush. and he was. he's not a partisan hack. he is one of the most aggressive judges against the detention programs at judge guan tan mow. one of the most respected judges in the country for constraints on the nsa. you couldn't have asked for a better judge. >> let me jump in on that. >> sure. >> and say i think there is no doubt this judge has a record of standing up to administrations of...
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last president george w. bush, he would spend a lot of time back here in texas at his ranch in crawford. you can't throw rocks from a glass house. you can't criticize one president for taking time off when our past presidents have always done so. stick to the issues. that's what's going to give voters hope to vote for you instead of just being negative as clarence was pointing out. >> thank you both for your time this evening. >> thanks, rev. >> thank you. >>> coming up, a sitting member of congress just invited this disgraced rodeo clown wearing a president obama mask to perform in his state. pathetic. that's coming up. >>> we're back with a pause from the political battles of the day. a time to rest, relax, and recharge. that's right. it's time for the "politicsnation" summer break. and at number three, we go to china. where they just celebrated valentine's day. and how about this kodak moment? a new kind of coffee break. couples visiting a cafe had their photo taken when they ordered a latte. and then it c
last president george w. bush, he would spend a lot of time back here in texas at his ranch in crawford. you can't throw rocks from a glass house. you can't criticize one president for taking time off when our past presidents have always done so. stick to the issues. that's what's going to give voters hope to vote for you instead of just being negative as clarence was pointing out. >> thank you both for your time this evening. >> thanks, rev. >> thank you. >>> coming...
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. ♪ >>> from george w. bush, party animal, and the mark of the beast, to lawyers, guns, and money. here are today's top lines. bully. >> appalachian hiker are extremely poor sense of direction. >> are we ready to do this, nation? >> when you're out at a frat party, were you ever thinking, you know, i don't want to have that beer, i might be running for president? >> no. >> party animals in chief. one side of their mouth is singing -- ♪ it's the end of the world ♪ party rocking in the white house tonight ♪ justin timberlake. >> the republican party, why are they so tone deaf? >> they had an outreach and inclusion problem, has sort of become the jesus moment. they prefer wetback americans. you're a smart man, a neurosurgeon. you get gay people are not like bestiality. what is it with you people and the animal [ bleep ]? >> political lly nuanced, religiously nuanced discussion of gay marriage. humans have rights and get to do what humans get to do. case closed. good night. >> it's great to see congress is also making progress. >> if you're selling a gun, wouldn't you want to kno
. ♪ >>> from george w. bush, party animal, and the mark of the beast, to lawyers, guns, and money. here are today's top lines. bully. >> appalachian hiker are extremely poor sense of direction. >> are we ready to do this, nation? >> when you're out at a frat party, were you ever thinking, you know, i don't want to have that beer, i might be running for president? >> no. >> party animals in chief. one side of their mouth is singing -- ♪ it's the end of...
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and afterwards, george w. bush and the republicans did for the country, the message of unity became the backbone of his presidential campaign. he's been successful. health care reforms, stimulus, wall street reform and what's remarkable is, his decently has been met with a party willing to take politics over people. so how is he continuing to get things done? david axelrod, senior adviser to president obama and now a senior political analyst and msnbc, david, it's a pleasure to have all of you with us tonight. >> great to be with you. >> i'm curious about this. 90% of the country wanted just because the president wanted it. >> i don't think it's any secret. he was very angry about it. nothing moves him more, in my experience, than when children are abused in some way and we saw it in newtown and on our streets every day. here were commonsense measures that the entire country agreed on and they were blocked in the senate. one thing i want to point out, rev, i was listening to the discussion. there's no doubt th
and afterwards, george w. bush and the republicans did for the country, the message of unity became the backbone of his presidential campaign. he's been successful. health care reforms, stimulus, wall street reform and what's remarkable is, his decently has been met with a party willing to take politics over people. so how is he continuing to get things done? david axelrod, senior adviser to president obama and now a senior political analyst and msnbc, david, it's a pleasure to have all of you...